The navy additionally later introduced that it killed dozens of terrorists, dismantled tunnel shafts and underground tunnel routes, and situated hid weapons in civilian areas.
The Israel Air Power killed Nukhba firm commander Hasan Mahmoud Hasan Hussein in a strike in Gaza Metropolis on Sunday.
The IDF acknowledged that Hussein additionally took half in abducting Israeli residents on October 7, 2023, and the bloodbath of a number of Israeli civilians when he threw a grenade right into a bomb shelter in Re’im, close to Route 232.
As a part of his function within the Bureij Battalion, he reportedly directed, led, and executed a number of terrorist assaults in opposition to IDF troops working within the Gaza Strip. Hussein acted alongside Muhammad Abu Atiwi. The 2 invaded Israel collectively on October 7, the IDF famous. Atiwi was killed in October 2024.
Individually, the IDF struck a high-rise constructing in Gaza Metropolis on Sunday, the navy introduced in an earlier assertion.
The navy reported that the constructing contained Hamas navy infrastructure that was used to help terror operations in opposition to IDF troops within the space.
The IDF killed Nukhba terrorist Hasan Mahmoud Hasan Hussein on September 28, 2025. (credit score: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
IDF operates in Gaza Metropolis
“Previous to the strike, steps have been taken with a purpose to mitigate hurt to civilians as a lot as doable, together with superior warnings to the inhabitants, the usage of exact munitions, aerial surveillance, and extra intelligence,” the IDF acknowledged. It added that Gaza’s terrorists repeatedly violate worldwide regulation and exploit civilian buildings to make use of the enclave’s civilian inhabitants as a human defend.
Later, the navy introduced that previously weeks, troops of the 188th Armored Brigade and the 828th Brigade working in Gaza Metropolis had killed dozens of terrorists, dismantled tunnel shafts and underground tunnel routes, and situated hid weapons in civilian areas.
Additionally on Sunday, IDF troops eradicated a terror cell in Gaza. Previous to the occasion, troopers recognized a terrorist who tried to plant an explosive system close to an IDF tank. Shortly afterwards, the troops recognized a separate terror cell, and the Israel Air Power eradicated it.
This comes because the IDF started Operation Gideon’s Chariots II to invade Gaza Metropolis. Because the begin of the operation in late August, the navy has struck a number of high-rise buildings and occupied no less than half of the town.
Army estimates say greater than 800,000 residents have already left Gaza Metropolis.
The IDF now controls a number of neighborhoods throughout Gaza Metropolis, together with Tel al-Hawa, Al-Nadi, Zeitoun, Sheikh Ajleen, Shejaia, and Tuffah.
IAF airstrikes hit round 140 targets over the course of Saturday, together with weapons storage websites, command buildings, and operatives from numerous terrorist organizations.
In Gaza Metropolis, troops recognized 5 terrorists who fired anti-tank missiles from a constructing at a patrol. No Israeli casualties have been reported.
In coordination with floor forces and the brigade’s firepower unit, the IAF struck the positioning, eliminating the cell in what the IDF described as a fast “closing of the circle.”
